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KABUL: Renowned spiritual leader Pir Syed Ahmad Gilani has been appointed as new Afghan High Peace Council  chairman, a well-placed source said on Sunday. Salahuddin Rabbani resigned the slot after his appointment as foreign minister. The key post had been vacant for nearly a year, irking major international donors. An official privy to discussions on the appointmnts told Pajhwok Afghan News ex-vice ...

An Afghan photo journalist has drowned off Turkish coast along with his family members as they tried to reach Europe, putting the number of journalists to 9 died since the start of the year. An organization supporting open media in Afghanistan, NAI, reported that the photo journalist, Feroz Muzafari’s boat capsized as he was on his way to Europe. Calling ...

موجودہ حکومت نے مادری زبانوں سے متعلق ہمارے اقدامات کو سازش کے تحت سبو تاژ کیا ۔ قبائل کو صوبے کا حصہ بنایا جائے اور داعش کے خطرے سے نمٹنے کیلئے ماضی کی غلطیوں سے گریز کیا جائے ، مادری زبانوں کے عالمی دن کی تقریب سے خطاب پشاور : عوامی نیشنل پارٹی کے مرکزی سیکرٹری جنرل میاں افتخار حسین ...

Suleman Layeq is the well-known an intelligent and creative Afghan poet. His poetic art has the full expression of the inner contradiction of the Afghan society. He is the most advanced conscious poet of this time because he was remained politically active with the side of that class which is still struggling and resisting the minority ruling class in different ...

MINGORA: Residents of Imam Dherai in Kabal tehsil here have criticised the education department for not starting classes in the government-run girls primary school constructed in 2014. Talking to reporters, they said although the area remained the most affected and needed greater attention of the government in developmental activities, nothing practical could be done after peace was restored in 2009. ...

KHAAMPRESS: International Mother Language Day is an annual celebration of multilingualism and cultural diversity. February 21, 2016 will mark the 16th anniversary of International Mother Language Day.  This day was officially recognized for the first time by UNESCO – the United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 1999 and since 2000 February 21 is celebrated by nations around the ...

MESSAGE: I have been telling this to our Bannu people since long time when they speak to any other Pushtoon brother should always speak in Bannu accent so they know that you are from Bannu (Banni) rather all the Pushtoon should speak in their own accent to each other. I live in UK, my one son and grand kids born ...

MESSAGE: All the nations of the world have felt the importance of their mother tongues and they are struggling to develop the. The Pashtuns should also understand the due rights of their mother tongue, Pashto. Pashto is not only a language but is also a code of life. Pashtuns must spend their lives according to norms of Pashto. Message by ...

MESSAGE: Our Mother Language, Pashto, is the major tool through which we can mend the internal Pashtun national ruptures created and perpetuated by the colonial and neo-colonial powers. Our Mother Language carries our national history, indigenous wisdom and our collective aesthetics. Mother Language is the most effective tool for transforming indigenous resources into meaningful products which leads to economic independence. ...

Turkey agrees to protect EU borders from the flood of refugees in exchange for three billion U.S. dollars BRUSSELS – European Union (EU) leaders agreed early Friday to implement existing agreements concerning the ongoing migration crisis hitting Europe, especially cooperation with Turkey in handling the crisis. “The full and speedy implementation of the EU-Turkey Action Plan remains a priority, in ...